Recipes : Watermelon Margarita with lime-basil salt & mint sugar

Name: Watermelon Margaritas with lime-basil salt & mint sugar
Ingredients: 100 g white sugar; 250 ml water; 1 lime, juice and zest; 1 orange zest; 30 g mint leaves, washed & picked from the stems; 150 g granulated white sugar; 2 limes, zest only; 30 g basil, you can include the stems if they are not too tough; 2 tbsp celery seeds; 150 g smoked sea salt flakes; ¼ wedge seedless watermelon; 125 ml strawberry juive; 125 ml simple syrup; 2 cups ice; 4 tots tequila, optional; 1 lime, juice and zest; lime wedges to garnish

November 30, 2018

|In Recipes

|By Taryne Jakobi

I think Watermelon are the quintessential summer fruit. Nothing says long hot summery days like a cold slice of watermelon.

If like me you are not much of a drinker, this is the perfect summer cocktail!

Omit the tequila, and sip away, its delicious and refreshing with or without the alcohol, and the perfect way to cool down on a hot summers day.

Cheers!

Watermelon Margaritas with Lime-Basil Salt

Watermelon Margaritas with Basil-Lime Salt & Mint Sugar

AuthorTaryne JakobiCategoryDrinks

Yields1 Serving

For The Simple Syrup

100 g white sugar

250 ml water

1 lime, juice and zest

1 orange zest

For The Mint Sugar

30 g mint leaves, washed & picked from the stems

150 g granulated white sugar

For the Basil- Lime Salt

2 limes, zest only

30 g basil, you can include the stems if they are not too tough

2 tbsp celery seeds

150 g smoked sea salt flakes

For The Margarita's

¼ wedge seedless watermelon

125 ml strawberry juive

125 ml simple syrup

2 cups ice

4 tots tequila, optional

1 lime, juice and zest

lime wedges to garnish

For The Simple Syrup

Combine all in a small saucepan, bring to the boil. Turn down heat, simmer for two minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

For The Mint Sugar

Whizz the mint leaves with the sugar in a food processor until combined.
tip into a bowl and set aside.

For The Basil -Lime Salt

Whizz all the ingredients together in a food processor, you might need to scrape the sides of the bowl as the basil will clump together.
Once all combined tip onto a baking tray and spread out evenly to dry.

For The Margaritas

To make the margarita, start by rimming the glasses with the lime & basil salt.
Using a wedge of lime, moisten the rim of the glass. Dip the glass into the basil salt, turn up right and set aside to dry whilst making the margarita.
Whizz the watermelon, strawberry juice, simple syrup, ice, tequila, lime juice & zest in a blender until the ice is crushed.
Pour into the salt rimmed glasses, garnish with lime wedges, a watermelon wedge and a teaspoon of the mint sugar.
Serve immediately.